Hemichromis Elongatus

[tjudy]

H. fasciatus is the largest and most powerful. I think that H. frempongi has a reputation for being the most beligerant. I have seen a picture of a 135 gallon tank full of large Malawi hap-types and one 6" H. frempongi where the jewel cichlid kept all the haps (at least a dozen of them) cornered in about 1/4 of the tank.

 

[cornbread_5]

my paired spawned again today or yesterday

 

[cornbread_5]

i am going to try all three speices, just need to get my hands on the frempongi and whats the min tank space u think i could put a pair in

 

[tjudy]

Here are some images of my H. elongatus female with fry.

Here is what she does with them each evening. That pile of fry probably has 350 - 400 fry and is about as big around as a quarter. Within a few minutes of the light coming on the fry are spread all over the tank foraging.

 

[tjudy]

I received a PM yesterday from someone in the ACA (via the ACA forum) telling me that his H. frempongi just spawned. Hopefully that will result in some being available in a few months. They are very mean, but I suspect an ESTABLISHED pair woudl be keepable in a 20 long or 30 gallon tank. My 4" H. elongatus pair makes do in a 15 gallon tank.

 

[cornbread_5]

hey

ok i guess i need to get a new camera here are pics of my H. fasciatus i just got in today

 

[tjudy]

ok i guess i need to get a new camera

think twice about spending a lot on a camera. If I had NOT I would probably have automated water changing in my fishroom by now!

 

[Mike Wise]

Who needs automation when you can replace your 'old' D300 for a nice new full frame D700 Nikon for less than $3000!:biggrin:

 

[cornbread_5]

pics of the second batch

 

[Simon Morgan]

ok i guess i need to get a new camera

I think you need a new tripod!!!

 

[Ruki]

Or camera with Optical Image Stabilization. :wink:
Awesome amount of fry!

 

[peterK]

I really like these big Hemichromis... but they need too big tanks for me (
so far:wink: )

Optical image stabilization sometimes is not able to help with blurry pics... better way to take a good pic is to use a flash.

 

[tjudy]

I really like these big Hemichromis... but they need too big tanks for me (
so far:wink: )

My pair is in a 15 gallon aquarium.

 

[peterK]

Oh! I have 18gal tanks

 

[cornbread_5]

i might move my pair from my 40 breeder to a 15 gal

 

[tjudy]

The key is to have a well established pair. I have tried raising a batch of fry in a 110 gallon tank and had they decimate each other.

 

[cornbread_5]

yeah i got a feeling my fasicatus are going to wind up killing each other

 

[viejo]

You will probably have some collateral damage when the pecking order begins to be established but Fasciatus seems to be somewhat more tolerant of it's siblings than is Elongatus & from what I hear, Frempongi.

 

[cornbread_5]

well i got 11 so we will see

 

[cornbread_5]

i had to replace my pair in a 55 gal with a pair of sals and it seems that my bonded pair has broken , is there any hope for them